Shaun Allen
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full name | Shaun Allen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | England | 23 September 1965||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Fullback, Wing, Centre, Hooker, Second-row, Loose forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: [1] |
Shaun Allen (born 23 September 1965) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain (Under-21s in 1984),[2] and at club level for played for St. Helens and Oldham, as a fullback, wing, centre, hooker, second-row, or loose forward, and consequently he was considered a utility player.[1]
Playing career
[edit]St Helens
[edit]Allen played right-centre in St Helens' 28–16 victory over Wigan in the 1984 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1984–85 season at Central Park, Wigan on Sunday 28 October 1984.
Oldham
[edit]Allen signed for Oldham on loan in March 1989.[3] He joined the club on a permanent deal two months later for a transfer fee of £10,000.[4]
He played right-centre in Oldham's 16–24 defeat by Warrington in the 1989 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1989–90 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Saturday 14 October 1989.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Fletcher, Raymond (1997). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1997. Headline Book Publishing. p. 357. ISBN 978-0-7472-7764-4.
- ^ Burke, David (3 March 1989). "Wigan trip called off". Manchester Evening News. p. 75 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "In Brief". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 13 May 1989. p. 40 – via British Newspaper Archive.